2007 DFL-Ligapokal
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = DFL-Ligapokal
| year = 2007
| other_title =
| image = 2007 DFL-Ligapokal programme.jpg
| caption = Tournament programme cover
| country = Germany
| num_teams = 6
| defending champions =
| champions = Bayern Munich
| runner-up = Schalke 04
| matches = 5
| goals = 15
| top goal scorer = Franck Ribéry (3)
| player =
| prevseason = 2006
| nextseason = 2008 Supercup (unofficial)
}}
The 2007 DFL-Ligapokal was the 11th and final edition of the DFL-Ligapokal. The competition could not be scheduled in 2008, due to fixture congestion caused by UEFA Euro 2008, and did not return in 2009. An unofficial Super Cup ran in these years, and was made official in 2010, as the DFL-Supercup.
The 2007 Ligapokal saw a minor format change, with the 2. Bundesliga champions (in this case, Karlsruher SC) entering in place of the fifth-placed Bundesliga team. The title was won by Bayern Munich, who secured their sixth win with a 1–0 victory over Schalke 04.
Participating clubs
A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
- CW: Cup winners
- 2BL: 2. Bundesliga champions
- TH: Title holders
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" | Semi-finals |
|---|
| VfB Stuttgart {{small|(1st)}}
| 1. FC Nürnberg {{small|(CW)}} |
| colspan="2" | Preliminary round |
| Schalke 04 {{small|(2nd)}}
| Bayern Munich {{small|(4th)}} |
| Werder Bremen{{sup|TH}} {{small|(3rd)}}
| Karlsruher SC {{small|(2BL)}} |
Matches
=Preliminary round=
{{football box
|id=Schalke 04 v Karlsruher SC
|date=21 July 2007
|time=20:00
|team1=Schalke 04
|score=1–0
|report=http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-vorrunde-fc-schalke-04-karlsruher-sc/
|team2= Karlsruher SC
|goals1= Altıntop {{goal|35}}
|goals2=
|stadium=LTU-Arena, Düsseldorf
|attendance=51,500
|referee=Marc Seemann
}}
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{{football box
|id=Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich
|date=21 July 2007
|time=18:00
|team1=Werder Bremen
|score=1–4
|report=http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-vorrunde-werder-bremen-bayern-muenchen/
|team2= Bayern Munich
|goals1= Borowski {{goal|9}}
|goals2= Schweinsteiger {{goal|23}}
Altıntop {{goal|27}}
Ribéry {{goal|35||54}}
|stadium=LTU-Arena, Düsseldorf
|attendance=51,500
|referee=Thorsten Kinhöfer
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|id=1. FC Nürnberg v Schalke 04
|date=24 July 2007
|time= 20:30
|team1=1. FC Nürnberg
|score=2–4
|report=http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-halbfinale-1-fc-nuernberg-fc-schalke-04/
|team2= Schalke 04
|goals1= Vittek {{goal|20||73}}
|goals2= Kobiashvili {{goal|38}}
Ernst {{goal|43}}
Løvenkrands {{goal|45}}
Westermann {{goal|58}}
|stadium=Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
|attendance=25,200
|referee=Jochen Drees }}
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{{football box
|id=VfB Stuttgart v Bayern Munich
|date=25 July 2007
|time=20:30
|team1=VfB Stuttgart
|score=0–2
|report=http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-halbfinale-vfb-stuttgart-bayern-muenchen/
|team2= Bayern Munich
|goals1=
|goals2= Ribéry {{goal|8}}
Wagner {{goal|66}}
|stadium=Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
|attendance=45,500
|referee=Babak Rafati }}
=Final=
{{main article|2007 DFL-Ligapokal final}}
{{:2007 DFL-Ligapokal final}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{DFL-Ligapokal}}
{{2007–08 in German football}}
{{2007–08 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2007 Dfl-Ligapokal}}